Whether studying on-campus or taking a walk, many college students rely on reusable water bottles daily.
And after a team of UNC sophomores noticed a lack of ways to sanitize these bottles, they set out to create a product to meet this need.
Alekhya Majety, Harshul Makwana and Kush Jain developed QUVI, a reusable water bottle sanitation device. In March, the team intends to release a prototype of the device at a UNC residence hall, in order to receive feedback from students and fine tune its invention. The team will work with the University as part of a pilot program, Jain said.
The team hopes to sell its product to UNC and other universities so students can enjoy communal…
